Chukas – A Sentence: The Tragedy of Moses and the Rock — By Ben
In this week’s Torah portion, one of the most confusing and tragic events befalls our prophet Moses. He has been leading the Jewish people in the desert for an exhausting 40 […]
Finding The Holy In Unholy Places And Unholy Times — By Marc
That sounds a little dramatic… and I am not trying to be like a typical evening news story and create a catchy and tidy, catch-phrase headline to help define (and […]
Korach: A Good Reason to Argue – By Ben
In this week’s parsha, once again Moses is confronted by more dissatisfied Jews. It’s becoming such a common theme, I think we should change the name of the book of […]
Why We Mention Israel And Why We Should… Often – By Marc
For Elie Wiesel and those who have dedicated their lives to keeping history, memories and the truth alive… For always speaking out and for serving the world and fighting injustice […]
Shelach: So Close But So Far — By Ben
If there’s a Torah portion to make you say, “Oy” this one is it. Aside from the Golden Calf, this is the single most tragic story in the Torah. The generation (everyone over […]
Trying To Find Faith In A Fender Bender – By Marc
This goes out to my beautiful daughter, who, along with about 50 other kids, is on her way to Israel. Literally just got back from LAX… well… with a stop at […]
Behaalotecha – Leading the Jewish people… LIKE A BOSS. — By Ben
This week’s parsha has a lot going on. Moses has trouble reading the Ikea instructions on his new Menorah. The Jewish people finally leave Mount Sinai (after a year) but decide they’re […]
The Utter Joy And Beauty Of Life… The Pain And Heartbreak Of Living – By Marc
I’d like to dedicate today’s post to all of us… but especially those who are dealing with loss or health issues… or both. And I’d like to dedicate today’s post […]
Naso: Moved to Act! Not Letting Inspiration Slip Through your Fingers. – By Ben
As you go through the Torah, you’ll find wisdom, dramatic stories, history, some not so dramatic listing of mitzvahs (aka commandments), and lots of meticulous census counting (especially in the book […]
Lost And Found… Finding Ourselves On The Path, In The “Chood” And In The Light – By Marc
I actually had an entirely different post already written, but I felt it was more immediate and topical to write this one, especially coming out of Shavuos (Shavuot). This is my […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 